Richibucto Parish, New Brunswick Explained
| Richibucto |
| Settlement Type: | Parish |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Established Title: | Erected |
| Established Date: | 1827 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 249.21 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 2,085 |
| Population Density Km2: | 8.4 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 11.4% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 1,162 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 46.6175°N -64.79°W |
| Footnotes: | Figures do not include portions within the town of Richibucto, the village of Rexton, and the Indian Island 28 Indian reserve
Population change reflects revised 2016 figure |
Richibucto (originally Liverpool) is a geographic parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.
For governance purposes it is divided between the towns of Beaurivage and Grand-Bouctouche, the village of Five Rivers,[2] and the Kent rural district,[3] all of are members of the Kent Regional Service Commission,[4] and the Indian Island 28 Indian reserve, which is not.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the town of Richibucto, the village of Rexton,[5] the Indian Island 28 Indian reserve, and the local service districts of Cap-de-Richibouctou, Sainte-Anne-de-Kent, and the parish of Richibucto.[6] Richibucto and a border area west of it became part of Beaurivage, Rexton and most of the parish LSD part of Five Rivers, Sainte-Anne-de-Kent to Grand-Bouctouche, and Cap-de-Richibouctou to the rural district, with small exceptions along the various new borders.
Origin of name
The parish was named for the Richibucto River, which in turn is of Mi'kmaq origin.[7]
History
Richibucto was erected from Carleton Parish as Liverpool parish in 1827.[8] At the time it included modern Weldford Parish and all of Saint-Charles Parish south of the Saint-Charles River.
In 1832 the parish's name was changed to Richibucto.[9]
In 1835 the southwestern part of the parish was erected as Weldford Parish.[10]
In 1909 the newly erected Saint-Charles Parish included the settlements along the Kouchibouguacis River.[11]
Boundaries
Richibucto Parish is bounded:[12] [13]
- on the northwest by a line beginning on the northern line of Weldford Parish, near Aldouane Station Cross Road, then running northeasterly to a point on the northern boundary of the town of Richibucto about midway between Route 11 and Route 134, at the corner of a land grant, then northeasterly along the grant line to the rear of a grant on Northwest Branch, then southeasterly to the mouth of Thomas Brook, down Northwest Branch to Richibucto River, and out through Richibucto Harbour to Northumberland Strait;
- on the east by Northumberland Strait;
- on the south by the Chockpish River upstream as far as the mouth of the Rivière Chockpish-nord, then south 68º west to a point slightly west of East Branch Road;
- on the west by a line running northwesterly to the mouth of Black Brook on the East Branch St. Nicholas River, then down the East Branch St. Nicholas and the St. Nicholas River to its mouth, then up the Richibucto River to the eastern line of the Richibucto 15 Indian reserve and along the reserve to its northernmost corner, then due west to the starting point.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.[14] bold indicates an incorporated municipality or Indian reserve
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[15] at least partly within the parish.
- Rivière à Étienne
- Chockpish River
- Chockpish-nord River
- Rivière des Vaches
- Rivière du Cap
- Richibucto River
- St. Nicholas River
- Beatties Creek
- Big Cove Creek
- Childs Creek
- Gaspereau Creek
- McAlmon Creek
- Mill Creek
- Mooneys Creek
- Watering Creek
- Weldon Creek
- Geddes Lake
- Northumberland Strait
- Village Bay
- Richibucto Harbour
- Passe de l'Île
- Richibucto Gully
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.
- Indian Island
- McAlmon Island
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[16]
- Bonar Law Provincial Park
Demographics
Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities and Indian reserve
Population
Population trend[17] [18]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|
| 2016 | 1,887 | 5.0% |
| 2011 | 1,986 | 1.8% |
| 2006 | 2,022 | 1.3% |
| 2001 | 1,997 | 2.3% |
| 1996 | 2,045 | 2.8% |
| 1991 | 1,990 | N/A | |
Language
Mother tongue (2016)[18]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|
| French only | 1,120 | 59.4% |
| English only | 665 | 35.3% |
| Other languages | 65 | 3.5% |
| Both English and French | 35 | 1.9% | |
See also
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: Census Profile . Statistics Canada . 30 October 2022 . 26 October 2022.
- Web site: Kent Regional Service Commission: RSC 6 . Government of New Brunswick . 26 February 2023.
- Web site: Kent Regional Service Commission: RD 6 . Government of New Brunswick . 26 February 2023.
- Web site: Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act . Government of New Brunswick . 26 February 2023 . 21 July 2022.
- Web site: Municipalities Order - Municipalities Act . Governmentof New Brunswick . 26 February 2023 . 25 June 2021.
- Web site: Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act . Government of New Brunswick . 26 February 2023 . 25 June 2021.
- Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 266 . 17 March 2021.
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1827.. 27 March 2021. 1827. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 97–103. 7 Geo. IV c. 31 An Act for the division of the County of Northumberland into three Counties, and to provide for the Government and Representation of the two new Counties..
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed at Two Sessions of the General Assembly, in the Year 1832.. 27 March 2021. 1832. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 42–43. 2 Wm. IV, c. 10 An Act to alter the name of the Shire Town in the County of Kent from Liverpool to Richibucto..
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1835.. 27 March 2021. 1835. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 28–29. 5 Wm. IV c. 19 An Act to erect the South-Western part of the Parish of Richibucto into a separate and distinct Parish..
- Book: Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed in the Month of May 1908. 1908. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 49–52. 8 Edward 7 c. 21 An Act to amend the Act respecting the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes, so far as relates to the County of Kent..
- Web site: No. 80 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 11 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 89 and 90 at same site.
- Web site: 237 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 11 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 238, 252–254, 269, and 270 at same site.
- Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 5 July 2021.
- Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
- New Brunswick Regulation 2017-46 under the Parks Act (O.C. 2017-293) . The Royal Gazette . 13 December 2017 . 175 . 1496–1497 . 5 July 2021 . . . 1714-9428.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census Richibucto, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . September 14, 2019.
